Nearly two hundred future physicians gathered at UC San Diego last month for the annual UC PRIME statewide conference.

Now in its 20th year, UC Programs In Medical Education (PRIME) offers an equity-focused medical education to students at all six UC academic health centers. PRIME currently spans 10 programs, which recruit and train diverse future physicians through specialized coursework, hands-on clinical training, research and service. In 2019, a coalition of California health, education and workforce development leaders recognized UC PRIME as a model for training “highly motivated, socially conscious graduates who will become licensed physicians practicing in underserved communities.”

“I believe that the UC PRIME program is uniquely seated at the nexus of medicine and social justice,” said UC PRIME student Danny Doan. “Its goal has been to raise a new generation of physicians: A generation that questions social constructions, challenges prevailing paradigms and leads the advancement of medicine into the 21st century. I hope that by collaborating, we will advance health and livelihoods for all Californians.”

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